State Requirements for Electric Distribution System Planning
This report by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reviews regulatory requirements and practices for electric distribution system planning across U.S. states. It synthesizes utility filings, commission regulations, and emerging guidance to highlight how states address capacity needs, DER integration, resilience, and stakeholder engagement in distribution planning. The report includes a state-by-state matrix of planning requirements, discusses trends such as integrated distribution system planning, and identifies challenges and opportunities for modernizing distribution planning frameworks. It serves regulators, utilities, and policymakers seeking to benchmark or update distribution planning requirements.
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AB - This report by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reviews regulatory requirements and practices for electric distribution system planning across U.S. states. It synthesizes utility filings, commission regulations, and emerging guidance to highlight how states address capacity needs, DER integration, resilience, and stakeholder engagement in distribution planning. The report includes a state-by-state matrix of planning requirements, discusses trends such as integrated distribution system planning, and identifies challenges and opportunities for modernizing distribution planning frameworks. It serves regulators, utilities, and policymakers seeking to benchmark or update distribution planning requirements.
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DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Wind energy
KW - Planning and design
KW - Planning
KW - Design
KW - Community engagement
KW - Tribal engagement
KW - Stakeholder engagement
KW - Maintenance and operations
KW - Operations
KW - Maintenance
KW - Commissioning
LA - English
DA - 2025/03/01
PY - 2025
PB - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
T1 - State Requirements for Electric Distribution System Planning
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/244
ER -
. State Requirements for Electric Distribution System Planning. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1 March, 2025, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/244.
. (2025). State Requirements for Electric Distribution System Planning. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/244
. State Requirements for Electric Distribution System Planning. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, March, 1, 2025. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/244
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abstractNote = {This report by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory reviews regulatory requirements and practices for electric distribution system planning across U.S. states. It synthesizes utility filings, commission regulations, and emerging guidance to highlight how states address capacity needs, DER integration, resilience, and stakeholder engagement in distribution planning. The report includes a state-by-state matrix of planning requirements, discusses trends such as integrated distribution system planning, and identifies challenges and opportunities for modernizing distribution planning frameworks. It serves regulators, utilities, and policymakers seeking to benchmark or update distribution planning requirements.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/244},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/244},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-05}
}
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Data from Mar 1, 2025
Last updated Mar 30, 2026
Submitted Jun 2, 2026
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Contact
Lisa Schwartz
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